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“Congressman Markey must think we’re stupid,” an announcer says in the ad. “Markey is everything that’s wrong with Congress: 37 years of pay raises, bounced checks, taking millions from people he regulates. It’s about trust. If you like Congress, Ed Markey is your guy. But if you want an independent thinker try Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez.”

Several polls have shown Markey leading the race for Secretary of State John Kerry’s old seat by high single digits. In a Tuesday night debate, Gomez railed on Markey, pinning Washington’s problems on the longtime congressman.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is lashing out against the ad, calling it “desperate.”

“Gabe Gomez’s new attack ad is a desperate attempt to distract from the fact that in last night’s debate he continued his embrace of national Republican policies and proved that he will go to Washington to stand shoulder to shoulder with Mitch McConnell in the GOP’s effort to obstruct President Obama’s agenda,” DSCC National Press Secretary Justin Barasky said in a statement to POLITICO.